Product Updates — April 2025

We don’t just build for you—we build with you.

In April, we launched the affiliate program you’ve been asking for, added filter matching to Sales Navigator scraper, brought keyword support to Google Maps input, and finally made email counts visible in the dashboard.

Here’s everything we shipped—powered by your feedback.

Update #1 – Our Affiliate Program Is LIVE (and Yes, It Pays Well)

We always said good things were coming. This one comes with commission.

The lobstr.io Affiliate Program is now officially live.

If you’ve got an audience, whether it’s a blog, a YouTube channel, a newsletter, or just a large group of LinkedIn lurkers, you can now earn money by referring them to lobstr.io.

Here’s what’s on the table:

1. 💸 Earn 20% recurring commission for 36 months
2. 🍪 90-day cookie window (they click, you still get paid… even if they procrastinate)
3. 📆 Monthly payouts with no minimum threshold; because waiting for $100 is rude

With our affiliate program, you can turn recommendations into real income.

We made it easy, fair, and worth your time.

Update #2 – We Added Filter Matching to Sales Navigator Leads Scraper

Or was it the other way around?

Turns out LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator is also pretty generous with the definition of matching filters.

You ask for CMOs at companies with 200+ employees and Sales Nav says “How about an intern at a 3-person startup instead?”

So we fixed that.

The Sales Navigator Leads Scraper now includes filter matching right in your exported CSV. You’ll see two new columns:

1. ✅ MATCH FILTERS tells you if the lead actually meets your criteria
2. ❌ NO MATCH REASON gently explains what part of LinkedIn’s imagination went wild

We’re starting with the filters that cause the most chaos:

1. Company Headcount
2. Industry
3. Seniority Level

These three are the biggest offenders when it comes to misleading results in Sales Navigator searches.

We focused on these first to make the biggest difference in lead quality right away. More filters may follow, but for now, we’re fixing the worst of it.

Update #3 – Google Maps Search Now Accepts Keywords (Finally)

In the beginning, you had to give us full Google Maps URLs to run searches. Not ideal.

Then we added parameter-based input so you could search by region, state, city, or zip; without copy-pasting 47 URLs like a maniac.

That was better. But you wanted more.

Specifically, you wanted the ability to search using your own keywords, just like you do directly on Google Maps.

No more digging through our category dropdown hoping your niche business type exists.

Well, now you can.

Just type any keyword into the search bar and pair it with any region, city, state, or zip code you like.

Add multiple keywords. Add multiple locations. Go wild.

You can still use categories too – or combine them with keywords for full control.

Update #4 – You Can Now Track Email Counts Per Run

Up until now the Squid dashboard showed you the total number of results scraped and how many of them were unique. Cool. Helpful. Mostly fine.

But for scrapers that collect emails, something was missing.

There was no way to see how many emails you actually got from a run.

Some users found that a little bit... unsettling. The kind of minor UI gap that makes you triple-check your CSV like a sleep-deprived detective.

So we fixed it.

Now whenever you run a scraper that collects emails, the dashboard will show the total email count right next to the total and unique results.

One small stat. One big sigh of relief.